Day 16 – Aberdeen

It has been a cold and some what sleety day that greets me for my walk around Aberdeen, the Granite city. All of the buildings are built of black granite, which when the sun is out sparkles. Unfortunately I have had limited sunshine today which has not shown off the city to it’s best.

First on the list of things to see was the maritime museum, this was a very well laid out display of Aberdeen’s fishing past and petro chemical present. I have not see a better display of model ships anywhere, apparently a lot of them where made by apprentices of the ship trade as a way of learning the ships before starting on the real thing.

Next stop was the Provost Skenes House, a 15 century building that has been restored to show life in the period, it also has a interesting collection of Edwardian dresses, most containing elaborate lace work.

Marischal College is undergoing a refurbishment at the moment I am told this is the second largest granite building in the world, the largest being in Spain. It is an impressive building and it’s detail is quite impressive considering the hardness of the granite.